CVE-2022-20699

CRITICAL KEV

Cisco RV340, RV340W, RV345, RV345P Firmware < 1.0.03.24 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-20699 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 3, 2022. EIP tracks 4 public exploits from researchers including Audiobahn, puckiestyle, Pedro Ribeiro <[email protected]>, including a Metasploit module exploits/linux/misc/cisco_rv340_sslvpn.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in Cisco RV340 WAN's SSL VPN service (CVE-2022-20699) to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. It sends a crafted payload to trigger the vulnerability via an HTTP POST request to port 8443.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345 Series Routers could allow an attacker to do any of the following: Execute arbitrary code Elevate privileges Execute arbitrary commands Bypass authentication and authorization protections Fetch and run unsigned software Cause denial of service (DoS) For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Exploits (4)

nomisec WORKING POC 238 stars
by Audiobahn · remote
https://github.com/Audiobahn/CVE-2022-20699

This PoC exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in Cisco RV340 WAN's SSL VPN service (CVE-2022-20699) to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. It sends a crafted payload to trigger the vulnerability via an HTTP POST request to port 8443.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco RV340 WAN (SSL VPN service)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's SSL VPN service (port 8443) · Target device must be vulnerable to CVE-2022-20699
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by puckiestyle · remote
https://github.com/puckiestyle/CVE-2022-20699

This PoC exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in Cisco AnyConnect VPN (CVE-2022-20699) to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. It sends a crafted payload to trigger the vulnerability via an HTTP POST request to the target's SSL VPN service.

Classification
Working Poc 80%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco AnyConnect VPN (RV340 WAN)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running vulnerable Cisco AnyConnect VPN · Network access to port 8443
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
vulncheck_xdb WORKING POC
remote
https://github.com/rdomanski/Exploits_and_Advisories

The repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2022-20699, a stack-based buffer overflow in Cisco RV340 VPN Gateway's SSL VPN service. The exploit includes a Python script that crafts a malicious payload to achieve remote code execution as root, along with a detailed technical writeup explaining the vulnerability and exploitation process.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco RV340 VPN Gateway (firmware versions up to and including v1.0.03.24)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: SSL VPN service (sslvpnd) must be running on the target device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 25, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC GOOD
by Pedro Ribeiro <[email protected]> · rubypoclinux
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/misc/cisco_rv340_sslvpn.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Cisco RV340 SSL VPN (CVE-2022-20699) to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. It uses custom ARMLE shellcode to establish a reverse root shell, targeting firmware versions <= 1.0.03.24.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Cisco RV340 Firmware Version <= 1.0.03.24
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's SSL VPN service (port 8443) · Vulnerable firmware version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 10.0
EPSS 0.8940
EPSS Percentile 99.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2022-03-03
VulnCheck KEV 2022-03-03
InTheWild.io 2022-03-03
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2022-25949
CWE
CWE-1284 CWE-121
Status published
Products (4)
cisco/rv340_firmware < 1.0.03.24
cisco/rv340w_firmware < 1.0.03.24
cisco/rv345_firmware < 1.0.03.24
cisco/rv345p_firmware < 1.0.03.24
Published Feb 10, 2022
KEV Added Mar 03, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026